Originally Posted by
uastarflyer
So WN is just being magnanimous in automatically refunding taxes when a flightvis canceled or modified?
Huh? WN does nothing of the sort. From their
fare information page, for Wanna Get Away fares:
Should a passenger fail to apply the nonrefundable ticket toward the purchase of future travel within the eligibility period, the entire amount of the fare, which includes without limitation, all fees, taxes, and charges, will be forfeited.
WN's policy is the same as UA's -- for nonrefundable tickets, you can apply the balance to a future travel upon payment of the fare difference and change fee. If there's extra left over, you can use it for further travel. The only difference between UA and WN is that WN's change fee is $0.